A Child Called It

This emotional memoir recounts the harrowing childhood of one boy who faced severe abuse at the hands of his mother. Dave Pelzer's story is a shocking chronicle of starvation, beatings, and mental games that forced him to become a slave to his unstable mother. With nothing but his own dreams to cling to, Dave endured unspeakable living conditions and had no one to turn to for help. A Child Called It tells a heart-rending tale of a boy's struggle to survive and find hope in the midst of extreme cruelty.